Rewriting Early Chinese Texts
- ISBN-10
- 0791466442
- ISBN-13
- 9780791466445
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 287
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006-06-01
- Publisher
- SUNY Press
- Author
- Edward L. Shaughnessy
Description
Explores the rewriting of early Chinese texts in the wake of new archaeological evidence.
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